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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24

THE Philadelphia Press ventures to
explain why meat continues dear and
is almost the only article of consump-
ton which has not shared in the gem
eral fall of prices. While the con-
sumner is paying as much as ever for his
beef the producer is receiving barely
half as much as he did four or five
years ago. In Chicago fair to prime
beef is sold wholesale at from two to
three cents pound, and the average
price of beef cattle in New York is
S4.35 per hundred weight. These re-
duced prices are driving farmers out of
the business and rendering unproft-
able enormous investments in cattle
ranches, but the tax of the middle-man
is large enough to prevent the con-
sumner from getting the benefit of this
reduction. The machinery for dis
tributing the great beef supply is
unnecessarily costly. Flour is cheaper
because freight rates have been re-
duced and new methods in the West
cheaper easterh bread, but the rates
upon meat are so arranged as to dis
criminate against dressed beef and to
deprive the user of new appliances for
shipping meat in refrigerator A
ring of " eveners " controls the whole
sale price in Chicago and Kansas City,
and this ring is aided in the East by
owners of abattoirs, whose profits would
disappear if cheap meat were permitted
to come East. When this ring is swept
away the retail price of meat will drop
one-third. For the present out of
every four cents paid for beef at least
one goes to this virtual monopoly in
the sale, distribution and transporta-
ton of beef.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24

THE Pennsylvania republicans last
week held harmonious state conven-
ton and nominated w. b. Hart for
state treasurer and III. w. Williams for
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24
A Visit to Highgate Springs.

About twelve miles north from st. Adams,
on the Central Vermont railroad, we come
to Highgate Springs. There is no village
here, only the Franklin House and the build
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
A Review of Troops ON BICYCLES.

Gen. Boulanger has just been holding cav
airy review of novel kind A score of cor
porals from the Joinville training school went
through their evolutions before him day or
two ago mounted ON magnifcent-veloci-
pedes. The composition of the little troop
resembled that of the regular mounted force
of the country; the bicyclists representing the
light the tricyclists the heavy cavalry.
The minister has decided to have certain
proportion of the men in the infantry regi-
ments trained to the use of the velocipede
the utility of these machines for the transmits
sion of orders and the interchange of COM
munications between the different divisions
of an army having been satisfactorily estab-
lished in practice. Their employment will,
for one thing, leave all the horses OF the force
available for the work in which their services
are indispensable. The bicycle has been
found to give better results ON the whole than
the tricycle., and it is probable that some form
of the two wheeled machine will be definitely
adopted for general use.-St James Gazette.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
SHIRLEY CARSTONE.
By ELIZA ARCHARD.
ICoNTINUED.l
CHAPTER XI.


The wings that would have plumed their
flight sbyward were overweighted earthward.
1t was Shireys fate.
Here were the boys, her brothers. They
tried her faculties to the utmost In the
flower of hcr beautiful youth she was rele-
gated 10 tlIc position of the middle aged
Rip. the boy tramp. seemed in some way
to be iae-.tricably entangled with the for
tunes of the Carstone family. He had been
"bound ont from the county house, at the
proper age. But not ropes or chain cables
could have bound him in any place to stay.
He was vagabond in the blood.
Rip had made overtures of alliance often
sive and defensive to the Carstone boys early
in his career. Though younger than both
Tom and Percy, he fascinated them and led
them. He was in a way the incarnation of
the spirit of evil fighting against Shirley for
the souls of her boys. She had said within
herself:
II mean to make my boys so refined Ii
taste that they will sicken at gross dissipa-
tions when they come to be men,"
SO she did at last She was gifted with the
radiant will and strength of him who over
comes. All things were under her.
But there were hostile elements in her camp
which she little foreknew. Annoyances the
meanesc and most petty beset her, constantly.
Rip, the boy tramp, had sought first to in
clude Brownie among his good comrades.
The girl of IS repelled his friendly advances
with an Unborn haughtiness which angered
his soul to fury.
"Here's something for you,' said he, siding
up to her timidly. Its as pretty as a red
wagon. l got it purpose for you, and 'twant
no fool of a job, neither
IL ha1,l ~ cNff lt,,a<l hsrf1ic nncf
1t contained three beautiful pale, green eggs,
cpaoElad with brown
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
The Morphine Habit.
TERRY. MISS, March Is, 1887.

Jerry, Miss, MdHCn ~, 1901
EDITOR CLARION: My attention has been
called to an article clipped from the Holly
Springs South, captioned, morphine Habit
Cured" wish to add my testimony, that
the habit can be cured. | used it habitu-
alIy for nine or ten years. 1t is useless tor
me to state how / came to form the habit,
suffice it to say, was seriously afflicted
near unto death for about a month or
longer. NV doctor fed me on morphine,
and after got we'll the habit was liked
and / continued to use it or opium until
three wears ago; since which time have
had no more desire Tor it than if | had
never heard of it. DR.. d. L. Rawis, oi
Terry. cured me, and that without pain or
suffering, or losing an hour from my busi-
ness. He can cure the worst case you ever
saw. used about fifty grains per day
was reduced to mere shadow, moi
weighing more than ITO or lis pounds
In less than six months ! regained my
usual weight, from 145 to $50 pounds.
do not write this to bring myself before tbs
public, but that some person similarly al
fiicted may chance to see it and be cured
DIR. D. L. Rawls was born and raised with
in ten miles of Terry, is quite eminent II
his profession, and is high-toned. Chris
tian gentleman. know of several case
he has cured. This Is not to advertise Dr
R.. but for the benefit of morphine users.
Yours respectfully.
l.. HUDSON, SR.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
HOW THE mALAKoFF WAS TAKEN.
Diplomatic spying-The Story of Dis
patch That brought sI2, 900.

Diplomatic Spying-Thc Story of Dis
patch That brought sI2, 900.
Diplomatic espionage rendered great ser
vice to the Second Empire in 1855 by en-
abling the French To get into Sebastopol. The
credit for the fall of that stronghold was
due, it has just transpired, to the late VI. de
Moustier, who was in the year above men
toned at the head of the French embassy at
Berlin. At that time Col. Won Munster was
military attacke of Prussia at St Petersburg.
and in high favor at court. The wife of the
Gar Nicholas was princess of Prussia, and
was fondly attached TO her native land All
the representatives. of her brother were treat
ed by her with kindness verging on famiI-
iarity. The councils of war, when the siege
of Sebastopol was going on used to be held
in her sitting ROOM Col Won Munster was
given the minutes of them. No detail Of the
campaign which the military authorities at
| st. Petersburg could give him was withheld.
| He sent confidential reports Of the informa-
| ton SO obtained TO Berlin for the kings solo
perusal.
| Frederick William kept them a secret from
| every one but Gerlach-a kind OF seer belong
| ing to the feudal party, who regarded Man
teuifel as apostate because he advised the
king to keep on good terms with Napoleon
| Ill, and who discovered, when Queen Vic
| torIa went a visit to st. Cloud, that she
was the scarlet lady of the Apocalypse. Man
| teuifel was furiously jealous Of the royal
| favor in which Gerlach stood, and took means
to intercept the Munster correspondence so
as to read it and have it copied In one Of
these letters there was dispatch from Todle-
| ben informing the ezar OF the weakness Of the
| Malakoff, which could not hold out against
strong assault.
| Now, Manteuffel's copying clerk was in the
pay of De Moustier, and. when they. were
| thinking at the Tuileries of ordering the siege
| of Sebastopol to be raised, copy Of Todle-
| hen's dispatch was sold to the French en-
| bassy for GO, 600 francs Orders were sent TO
| Pelissier to attack the Malakoff He, not
wanting to be pestered by his incompetent
emperor and the gang about him with mill
tary instructions, ordered the telegraph wires
to be cut. Marshal Valiant was then packed
of to the Crimea with the secret paper in his
pocket It was a revelation to Peiissier, and
| all that remained was to get the English to
attack the Redan while the French were try
ing to storm the Malakoff The general won
ducal title. a big grant of money and pen
siona and became such an important person
age that the empress gave to him the hand Of
her beautiful cousin, who was presented by
her imperial majesty with suitable dowry
and trousseau Of regal magnificence. Paris
Cor. London Truth.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13

know where an old philosopher dwells-
A bearded cynic of wit and sense,
In broad. white web with curious cells.
On the side of the garden fe.ce-
he passes the days in vIrtnous ease.
watching the world with his many eyes;
And think be is sorry when he sees
How his web entangles the moths aud flies.
have a neiehbor legal man
We meet on the sidewalk every day.
(He is shrewd TO argue. scheme, and plan,
Is my legal nelgbbor over the waye
he talks. perhaps. trifie too much
But he knows such a vast deal more than L
We have in our village dozen such,
Who do no labor-the Lord knows why.
AND the cloth that they wear is soft and
dne,
And tney have more money than all the rest.
With handsome houses. and plate. and wine,
And ponder at times, when tired and lame.
How strangely the gifts OF fortune fail
And wonder If we are not to blame,
Who have so little, yet pay for all
Alas for the workmen over the land
Who labor and watch. but wait too long;
Who wear the vigor of brain and hand
On trifiing pleasures and drink snd song.
Alas for the strength too much diffused-
And the sights that lure from the better
For the gifts and riches we have not used.
And the true hearts beating to swift decay.
Alas for the twig. perversely bent,
And the tree Of knowledge. 10 wrong in
clfued.
Alas that dollar was ever spent
UniI the dollar was carmel mined.
But my neIghbor is one who understands
All s. cial riddles; and he explains
That some must labor with caiioused hauds
While others may work with tongue and
brains.
Though he doesn't make it so very clear
Why he should fare much better than one
Who does more work in n single year
Than he In all of his lif nas done.
But he al CUES ME out of all demur
With logic that fogs my common-sense,
And think Of Ihe old philosopher
Whose '-shiugle' hangs by the garden fence.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
A Deluded Soul.

Some oil the railroad men are said to hail
the abolition of the free-pass system by the
Interstate Commerce bill, with the great
est 10Y, and one railroader says It will In
crease the receipts of his line at least a
million dollars snaaally.-Nafchez Demo
craf.
The latter individual evidently thinks
that all the country editors who have been
riding on free passes will hereafter ride on
regular tickets. But they won't. They
will stay at home and indite such para
graphs as this;
aMrs. Jones. poor but worthy widow
in the eastern part of the county, had the
misfortune yesterday to lose her only COW
through the carelessness, if not wanton
cruelty, of the engineer of the morning
mail tyaiH on the miserable excuse for
railroad that runs through this place
How long will the people sndure the vii.
lainy of these soulless and bloated corpora.
tions ?"
Then the railroader will vrithe in ago
ny and walk out behind the depot to kici
himself - Ticksbrre Post.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13

shirley sat IN silence. with her hands softly
clasped in her lap, and looked out at the wa
ter and moonlight
This has been the happiest dav OF my
life said Mr. Morrison, at length
~And mine, too replied Shirley, hardly
knowing what she said
He leaned toward her till his head touched
the rose in her hair. Was il the wind, or the
brook, or what was il that whispered in tones
broken and sweet
Il fight no more against the tiiei Shirley,
my star, my lilyi oh. how love you.'
But they were a kingly pair, these two
strong. beautiful onesi
Lower and lower the southern moon dipped;
its RAYS saimmered across the waterfall, bus
they did not heed il, At last be arose with .
start.
do you know how late it is, Shirleyf
NO. says Shirley, ~and I'm afraid to ask
They entered the tiny boat hastily The
last rays of the southern moon glinted across
the whispering waterfall
In the cool night silence they went to Shir-
ley's cottage, they TWO. The swinging lamp
yet burned in the porch. They passed in
through the hallway
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
tar br Mr. John NJ. shiver.. formerly Of

tar by Mr.. John NJ. Shivers, formerly of
Tennessee, now of Black Hawk The
Kittrell home, at the end of the cedar
avenue, was blaze of light. The house
was redolent with the perfume of the
myriads of early spring flowers, whose
beauty dazzled the eyes of the beholder.
They were on every side, adding their
sweetness and beauty to scene Alto
gether lovely. Around DIR. and Mrs.
Kittrell in their hospitable home had
gathered their neighbors and frlen Is
Around the fair young bride were her
girlhood's friends, the playmates OF her
childhood, and those of maturer years,
who came to shower blessings upon her
Youthful head. The bridal presents
were numerous and handsome, each a
memento from some one who loved them
WE'LL The hower-strewn beard was laden
with the rich delicacies of the season
viauds of every description, and beauti-
fed by tasteful emblematic devices. In
the center stood large floral ship. with
a cargo of roses, resting above mirror,
symboliziDg a beautiful lake. Around
the lakes border were woodland moses
and ferns. At the mast-heads fioated
silken flags. Flowers were its riggings.
The illusion was most beautiful and
complete. The arrangement was the
perfection of artistic skill. The grace
full ship seemed to have come in with its
rosy freight and cast anchor on the blue
lakes quiet waters. The reflection
brought back again the beauteous scene
above, and all its surroundings of flowers,
fruits and handsomely trimmed CAKES
IL Of Iyrl
and beauty. Beneath the labarinthine
ornamentations. the white roses, orange
blossoms and silver wreathings, the Gus
tomary ring was hidden, which added so
much to the meriment and glee of the
young and joyous guests.
At eight O'Clock there was hush in
the bright parlor, as the bridegroom,
Just upon the threshold of young man.
hood, come forward with firm and man.
ly step, leading at his side the beautiful,
trusting, girlish bride, who had pledged
her faith to him. The SNOWY, silken
bridal robes, softened by thule and
laces, adorned with natural flowers,
hung in light folds about the graceful
person Ove- all was the veil, sheer.
air-like and soft, held in place by
natures purest gems, white flowers.
The Rev. T. B. Malone united them
with an appropriate, elegant and simple
ceremony, followed by an eloquent and
touching benediction, which each heart
silenhy and iervently joined. 1t was,
perhaps, a sad, severe, though, not re
gretful trial for the aged grandmother,
the noble father and gentle mother.
But to the others present, the pleasant
thought came, that the young daughter
had only done as the mother had done
before her, united her fate to that of a
cultured, pure and gifted man.
SALLIE B. MORGAN.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13

People who dislike common things are
making market for gold handled penknives
1t is craze to have in ones house as many
different kinds Of ornamental lamps as posi-
BILE.
An Englishrnan of 55 recently sued lady
of 40 for breach of promise, and the jury
awarded him e27.
There must be about 50 o00, GOO yards OF
lace that once ornamented grandma's we'd
ding dress.
Fraudulent advertisements have been the
means of filling Chattanooga, Tenn. fun of
idle carpenters.
New Workers are surprised to know that
Chicago ladies sometimes dine at the clubs
which their husbands frequent.
A thankiess task is that some good people
are now engaged in Of endeavoring to recon
cile couples who have an idea it is fashion
able to be divorced
Nearly ali the men of greath wealsh. who
make any pretense of art knowledge. now ad-
init that they intended TO buy Mupkscsyb
great painting.
The gold brick swindzers are beginning 70
find victims even in che land Of gold Two of
them recently aid Ins Angeles real estate
agent out & q, 700 by the thresdhsre scheme
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
rulings Farmers Tell One Another.

Stable manure says Professor Chamber
lain. of Iowa, is the best fertilizer on earth,
Professor Roberts favors free use OF
cottonseed meal for cows, on account OF its
being good milk producing food and the
fertilizing properties it leaves in the drop
pings.
p. J. Berckman, Augusta, Ga, who
has tested many varieties of strawberries,
numbers the following rich sorts that
thrive in moist soils: Sharpless, Wilson,
Downing, Kentucky and Monarch of the
West.
Josiah Hopes says that Crawford's 8
Lotto. Druid Hill, Mountain Rose, Old
Nixon, Pinock, Reeves Favorite and
stump are the cream of a long list OF
peaches certain TO produce crops wherever
peaches can be grown at all.
An experienced stockman tells that
ton of bran fed with two tons of hay is
worth as much as four tons of hay fed
alone to either horses, cattle or sheep.
The feed cutter is necessary to make bran
so profitable feed
Wick says: "The practice OF spraying
annie orchards just after the fruit has sef
with Paris green or London purple is com
| ING more and more into favor, as it proves
| To he effective for the destruction OF the
Goblin moth, and with no injurious effecea
| To fruit or trees.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13

walk, the fox trot, the single foot and the
~ lacA- Ihe walk is a gait understood nv
sseryoody; but everybody does not nm
uelstand that a good saddle horse oucbt
70 De able TO go a square walk at the refa
oI nve miles an hour. The for rrot =
faster than the square walk. and tbe
morse VIII usually take few stems af fhts
gait when changing from a fast wall m
q .rot- It may be easily taught to most
norses by urging them slightly berond
sh .her ordinary walking speed, and, when
strike the fox trot step, holding them
W IL Ihey VIII soon learn to like it, and
1t is one Of the easiest of gaits for both
horse and rider.
The single foot differs somewhat from
the fox trot, and has been described as
exactly intermediate between the true
troe and the true walk Each foot an
pears to move independently of the other.
with a sort OF pitapat, one at a time
motion, and 1t is much faster gait than
the fox trof ---
The rack is very nearly allied to the
true pacing gait, the difference being that
In the latter the hind foot keeps exact
tlIne with the fore foot of the same side
making 1t what has been called a literal
or one side at time motion, while in the
former the hind foot touches the ground
slightly in advance of the fore foot on the
same side. The rack is not as fast a gait
as the true pace; but is very desirable
gait IN saddle horse. In addition. the
perfect saddle horse should be able to trot.
pace and gailop, and should be quick,
nervous and elastic in all his motions.
without particle of dullness or sluggish
ness in his nature. His mouth should be
sensitive, and he should respond instantly
to the slightest motion of the rein in tbe
hands of the rider
a poor and clumsy rider, however, viii
soon spoil the best trained saddle horse in
the world, and such person should never
be permitted to mount horse that is ex-
cepuonally valuable for that purpose. A
ping horse and a plug rider NAV
well go together; but keep really good,
Wen trained saddle horse for one who
knows how TO enjoy this most health Civ
ing, exhilarating and delightful of out of
door exercise.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13

The room inside was quite deserted. At the
threshold Mr. Morrison said good night, with
q grave. stately bow. He had taken a step
away when Shirley clutched his arm sud-
denly
Look there!H she said.
a face was pressed against the glass out
side, staring at them with wild, demoniac
eyes Ii was waxy white and emaciated.
In all her life Shirley never again saw a coun-
tenance SO frightful, SO fun of devilish malice
as that. She shuddered from head TO foot in
spite OF herself.
An awful look came into George Morri-
sons face 1t was as if the frost of a thou
sand years had suddenly entered his heart.
II viii see what it is at once, he said. "It
is nothing, don't mind it, Shirley
He turned and left her with bound
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-13
Profit in Mules.

There is one branch of stock raising
which is not by any means overdone, and
that is the raising of mules. AS the scope
Of agricultural country in the United
States increases, the greater the demand
for animals suited for draft purposes,
and it is IN acknowledged fact that in
many sect ous the mule has as many
friends as the horse for this object. The
great arguments in favor OF mules are
their hardness, endurance and the ease
with which they can be sold.
y Kentucky breeder, who has been en-
gagged in raising mules for thirty years,
makes the following suggestions: The
raising Of mules in Kentucky or the west
is not profitable unless the animals pro-
duced be Of good size-say from fourteen
and one-half 10 fifteen and one-half hands
high. The best jacks for this class OF
mules are not less than fifteen hands. The
dams are of equal Importance and should
be improved blooded mares. Mules from
such crosses are the best seen in Kentucky
and always command a good price. The
most important Improvement in jacks In
the state Of kentucky was through the
introduction Of the well known Spanish
jacks Mammoth and Warrior. These were
NA'fN.NNA mum bttMCNh NAAS yNN>~~
1870 and 1910. These jacks, at date o.
arrival, were valued at, and cost, S5,OOt
each. and were full sixteen hands high
As breeders, they were remarkably fine
and greatly improved the size of the Jacf
stock by crossing on the common jenne'
OF Kentucky. Later importations from
me same source made additional improve
ments, but none so decided as the TIVE
above named
According to estimates made by thu
United States agricultural department, TIT
State In which mules rate highest is New
Jersey, the next highest being II
Maryland Texas has the greatest mum
Der OF any state. and the animals are val
aed at lower priceless than one-hal
'ne average value in New Jersey, for in
stance. kentucky and Missouri show u
well in this industry
Ihe prejudice against the mule Is a.
a9xst one. For farm work and roa'
naahhg it exceeds all other animals; 1t
more economical, is stronger, hardiel
never gets sick, and, according TO oil
tfaditions, aever dies.